ShawnDoc:Weaver95: And I'll bet that CEO honestly believes that he is well liked by his employees....

Um, the guy in the story isn't the CEO. He's a former director hired on as a consultant.

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He was listed as a registered company director (with Companies House, the government agency that registers limited companies in the UK). He most likely owned the company (or a substantial part of it) and then sold it off, and retained as a consultant for a limited time.

impaler:SirEattonHogg: Yes, but one could argue that his money trickled down to the Ferrari salesman and the auto production workers at Ferrari, and his tax dollars will go in part for the laid off worker's welfare and unemployment benefits.

So, in fact, this consultant/board member is actually a good guy. A hero, even.

What's funny is this paltroon is precisely the sort of calloused, go go go , look at what I got, meatball middle manager that the people with actual wealth gleefully toss shiny sports car money at. Wealthy people like camouflage. "Ha ha, look at my f*ck you money!" pricks are very useful to wealthy people in that respect.

There are certain chemicals that won't be noticeable or will look like water, but will leave a lasting impression after a few days. It would be a damn shame if someone were to spell "douche" on that car with one of those chemicals.

I heard from some guy that sun block residue from one's hand will leave a lasting color impression. This guy said modern (water-based) paints are not as hard as the nitro-cellulose or isocyanate paints used on older cars and that they are susceptible to an ingredient found in many sun protection products, including the sunscreen.

Now, it would be a real shame should someoneaccidentally over-spray sunblock on their body while standing too close to this car.

My director slid 50 lay off packages on to the table on the 23 of December, and said he wanted them handed out by the end of the day. I took off my badge and placed it on he table beside the envelopes and said, "your choice, you can take either the badge or the envolopes back." I bluffed and won, he took the packages back to HR and the company had to pay out stat holiday pay for all 50 employees.

forgotmydamnusername:I had a job many years ago where the owner showed up in a new Mercedes on the day they told me I was getting cut back to half time. This sort of thing is so common it's barely even worth mentioning. Anyone with an IQ higher than a sack of flour is going to resent the hell out of it, though. "Enlightened self-interest" indeed. Capitalists truly are their own worst enemies.

Maybe. Compared to most of the the (European) Monarchies of the last 3 centuries however, they've been FAR more successful at getting the 'plebs to fight among themselves and to vote against their own interests. This particular class of people certainly knows the value of propaganda....

When I worked at Mallinckrodt, they had a huge layoff at their Maryland Heights plant just before Christmas. They called each person up to the front office and then two Maryland Heights cops walked them back to their area to get their stuff and escort them to their car.

One of the cops told the newly fired and crying lady: "Too bad for you but all this extra work is Christmas money for me and my family."

It may have been his money, but his actions shows he is a complete douche-nugget. And since the company is defending him, I'd say this is the kind of company that doesn't actually give a shiat about the employees.

Unfortunately, the company doesn't make anything I need to boycott. They make diesel engines.

The fact that he bought a Ferrari at all shows that he's a douche-nugget.

Callous:So what's your angle? That he bought the car with someone else's money? I think assuming that he bought it with his money is not at all unwarranted.

Transference. Those less well-off assume that the better-off people got that way in life by dishonest means, or any other means except for earning it, because that's how they would do it. No working hard, staying in school, studying hard, scrimping and saving, deferment of pleasure for greater reward at a later time, going to bed early, avoiding parties. No, all of that behavior is for the nerds.

My director slid 50 lay off packages on to the table on the 23 of December, and said he wanted them handed out by the end of the day. I took off my badge and placed it on he table beside the envelopes and said, "your choice, you can take either the badge or the envolopes back." I bluffed and won, he took the packages back to HR and the company had to pay out stat holiday pay for all 50 employees.

I don't understand why we haven't seen a "crazy" person with a high powered rifle shooting, one at a time, every jackass CEO of every soulless mega corporation that posts record profits while laying off employees or gouging customers by jacking up prices.

dustygrimp:I don't understand why we haven't seen a "crazy" person with a high powered rifle shooting, one at a time, every jackass CEO of every soulless mega corporation that posts record profits while laying off employees or gouging customers by jacking up prices.

Instead we get assholes shooting up high schools.

CEO's are too difficult to identify. So, we ended up with the DC Sniper & Apprentice. After all, DC is the Home Office of the whole country.

dustygrimp:I don't understand why we haven't seen a "crazy" person with a high powered rifle shooting, one at a time, every jackass CEO of every soulless mega corporation that posts record profits while laying off employees or gouging customers by jacking up prices.

dustygrimp:I don't understand why we haven't seen a "crazy" person with a high powered rifle shooting, one at a time, every jackass CEO of every soulless mega corporation that posts record profits while laying off employees or gouging customers by jacking up prices.

Instead we get assholes shooting up high schools.

The ones who think CEOs heads should be on pikes and want a new revolution to overthrow the corporate ruling elite also support banning firearms.

Photo caption: "The model of Ferrari which the boss drove into work the day of the sackings"Photo: F50, with Enzo, F40, 288 GTO in the background. (4 top-end Ferraris of modern times)Article: Ferrari 458 Italia (currently the cheapest new Ferrari)